Starring: Besiktas and more wishful Kobe thinking.
- 1st offer from Besiktas to Kobe not good enough - Lakers blog - The Orange County Register
- Free agent profile: Nick Young - latimes.com
- LAKERS: Team HEAL to Honor Gary Vitti
- Matt Barnes: Knee feeling better, involved in Pro-Am altercation - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Poll: Who wins, 1992 Dream Team or 2008 USA Olympic squad? | ProBasketballTalk
- An excerpt from The Defender, a book about Manute Bol - The Bonus - SI.com
- Saturday Morning Cartoons: KD vs Cool Beas at the Dyckman | Daily Thunder.com
Much more after the jump...
Lakers News:
- Magic Johnson recalls nickname's origin - latimes.com
- Free agent profile: Nick Young - latimes.com
- Magic Johnson on Larry Bird: 'I like him now' - latimes.com
- Besiktas reportedly plans to meet with Kobe Bryant's reps again Friday - latimes.com
- Matt Barnes reportedly punches player during summer-league game - latimes.com
- LAKERS: Team HEAL to Honor Gary Vitti
- Who’s next? NBA players head overseas | players, nba, play - Sports - The Orange County Register
- 1st offer from Besiktas to Kobe not good enough - Lakers blog - The Orange County Register
- Matt Barnes reportedly punches opponent in face - Lakers blog - The Orange County Register
- Kobe-to-Turkey scenario remains in discussion - Lakers blog - The Orange County Register
- Matt Barnes: Knee feeling better, involved in Pro-Am altercation - Los Angeles Lakers Blog - ESPN Los Angeles
- Report: Besiktas officials met with Kobe’s agent, to do so again | ProBasketballTalk
- Poll: Who wins, 1992 Dream Team or 2008 USA Olympic squad? | ProBasketballTalk
Around The League:
- Houston Rockets offseason questions - ESPN
- Kevin Durant street games in New York show love of basketball - ESPN
- Dwyane Wade of Miami Heat 'absolutely' willing to field Chinese offers - ESPN
- Fenerbahce in talks with Mehmet Okur | Turkey | Europe | Sportando
- Diebler signs with Greek team | Buckeye Xtra Sports
- NBA Saturday: Nate Robinson Staying Busy - Basketball News & NBA Rumors -
- NBA lockout has league, players and fans looking to D.C. - Dave Levinthal - POLITICO.com
- Amar'e Stoudemire branches out, Josh Smith's future, more NBA - Sam Amick - SI.com
- SLAM ONLINE | " Q+A: Tony Allen
- SLAM ONLINE | " Magic Johnson: ’08 Redeem Team No Match for ’92 Dream Team
- FRA - Noah joins up with France team | FIBA.COM
- Is Zach Randolph organizing a Grizzlies practice? | ProBasketballTalk
- Things did not go well in the early Tyson Chandler-Mavericks talks | ProBasketballTalk
- Cuttino Mobley helping bring medical marijuana to Maine | ProBasketballTalk
- An excerpt from The Defender, a book about Manute Bol - The Bonus - SI.com
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